August 17, 2025

Inner Child Healing and Self-Protection: A Message from Spirit | Collective Tarot Reading

Today’s reading could be heavy… so please feel free to pause if you feel like you can’t continue. This may include difficult childhood memories, relationships with your mother, expectations of becoming a mother, etc.

You may be talking to your inner child and realizing how scared and lonely you were when you were little. But the good thing is that you now understand you didn’t do anything wrong as a child when facing your mother or your parents, because they held such great power over you. You were supposed to be protected, not attacked or accused. For example, when they needed to teach you discipline, they could have simply talked to you. They didn’t have to go beyond that and cross your boundaries.

Some of you might be going through legal situations related to these experiences, such as a lawsuit against your parents or a divorce. Or you may feel that justice should be served to whoever gave you fear when you were a child.

If you feel like you can’t stop blaming yourself for not being strong enough to protect yourself as a child, please know you don’t need to do that. As I wrote in the previous paragraph, children should be protected, and you don’t need to feel ashamed or blame yourself for this. As a child, you were already good enough. I mean, think about it—you were born! Being born is not easy. (If you’re intuitive, you might even remember how hard it was to be born…)

Some of you might feel that your father figure was irresponsible in this situation as well. Maybe your father left when you were very young. Also, you may feel that these childhood experiences are affecting your perspectives, and you may want to cut off the bad karma in your family.

In your subconscious mind, you already know you need to get away from this bad family influence, and I think it’s a brave thing to do. It must have created very difficult and confusing feelings when you realized you needed to leave behind the memories of past experiences in order to protect yourself.

In the next three months, you’ll be able to complete your own cycle and leave the past behind. It may be hard to erase every painful memory at once, but you’ll begin to recognize what has been affecting you. Once you understand the core of it, it will be easier to move away from those difficult memories and feelings.

The strength you can use now is to not give in to people who don’t deserve your sincerity. You’re such a loving person deep inside, and you may have been protecting your softer side so you wouldn’t be hurt anymore. However, you might still have the tendency to over-give to people who never give anything back to you. If you want, you can distance yourself or stay away from them. If possible, you can even block them depending on your circumstances. It’s very important to protect yourself from takers.

The outside energy is the Six of Cups in reverse. People around you may still be dreaming about the “good old memories” they had with you, but from your perspective, you might find it strange how they remember those memories in their own favor. Maybe you didn’t enjoy those times at all, or maybe you don’t even want to recall them.

You may still fear that you might give in again, but the advice is the Three of Swords, meaning it’s okay to say “No.” You might be afraid to draw a line and protect your boundaries, but they also need to learn the lesson and reflect on what they have done to you. Maybe there were some good memories too, but did they give anything back? Did they show you love when you were showing love to them? Relationships should be an equal give-and-take, otherwise you’ll be drained. So now, it’s time for some self-reflection to heal your inner child, identify what has been causing your anxiety, and trust your strength to set boundaries and be fair to yourself.

When you feel overwhelmed by memories or heartache, try hugging something soft, such as a pillow or a blanket. Take slow breaths, and enjoy a nice warm cup of tea. It’s okay—you’re not alone!

🌟 This is a general Tarot reading for the collective. Some messages may speak to you, and others may not. Please take what resonates and trust your own inner wisdom.